Evelyn Ankers

Known for

Acting

Born

August 17, 1918

Birthplace

Valparaíso, Chile

Died

August 29, 1985 (aged 67)

Biography

Evelyn Felisa Ankers (August 17, 1918 - August 29, 1985) was an American actress best known for playing roles in American horror films during the 1940s.

Best known work

The Wolf Man

1941

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942

Son of Dracula

1943

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942

The Pearl of Death

1944

Hold That Ghost

1941

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

Fire Over England

1937

Captive Wild Woman

1943

Weird Woman

1944

Filmography

2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The American Nightmare
as Self
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Claire Caldwell (archive footage)
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Elsa (archive footage)
1960
No Greater Love
as Helen Lund
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourTV
1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseTV
as Miss Loving (1 episode)
1955
CheyenneTV
as Robbie James (1 episode)
1955
Dark Stranger
as Ruth McCabe
1955
The Star and the StoryTV
as Ruth McCabe (1 episode)
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
1952
Mr. & Mrs. NorthTV
1952
Cavalcade of AmericaTV
1950
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
as Calamity Jane
1949
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
as Miss Stoner
1949
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Gloria James
1948
Parole, Inc.
as Jojo Dumont
1947
The Lone Wolf in London
as Iris Chatham
1947
Last of the Redmen
as Alice Munro
1947
Spoilers of the North
as Laura Reed
1946
Flight to Nowhere
as Catherine Forrest
1946
Black Beauty
as Evelyn Carrington
1946
Queen of Burlesque
as Crystal McCoy